Category: H
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Hemihyperesthesia
Abnormal sensitivity to touch or pain on one side of the body.
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Hemihypalgesia
Partial anesthesia on one side of the body.
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Hemihydrate
A chemical compound with one molecule of water for every two molecules of the other substance. In dentistry, calcium sulfate hemihydrate is mixed with water to produce a hardened plaster or stone (calcium sulfate dihydrate), which, in turn, is commonly used to produce dental models.
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Hemihepatectomy
The surgical removal of half of the liver.
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Hemiglossitis
Herpetic vesicular eruption on half of the tongue and the inner surface of the cheek.
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Hemiglossectomy
The surgical removal of one side of the tongue.
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Hemiglossal
Concerning one side of the tongue.
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Hemigeusia
A loss of the sense of taste on one side of the tongue.
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Hemigastrectomy
Excision of half of the stomach.
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Hemifacial microsomia
A rare congenital anomaly, usually inherited sporadically, in which one side of the body, usually the right, fails to develop equally with the left. The ear, nose, and maxilla on the affected side are hypoplastic. In addition the right lung and kidney may be smaller than normal, and affected children often have ventriculoseptal defects. Surgical…